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Casey Blake

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 200 lb.
School Wichita State University

Debut August 14, 1999

Born August 23, 1973 in Des Moines, IA

Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 7th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1996. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1999 25 TOR AL  14   39    6   10   2  0   1    1   0  0   2   7  .256  .293  .385   71   15   0   0   0   0   1
 2000 26 MIN AL   7   16    1    3   2  0   0    1   0  0   3   7  .188  .333  .313   63    5   0   1   0   1   1
 2001 27 TOT AL  19   37    3    9   1  0   1    4   3  0   4  12  .243  .317  .351   77   13   0   0   1   0   0
         MIN AL  13   22    1    7   1  0   0    2   1  0   3   8  .318  .400  .364  103    8   0   0   1   0   0
         BAL AL   6   15    2    2   0  0   1    2   2  0   1   4  .133  .188  .333   37    5   0   0   0   0   0
 2002 28 MIN AL   9   20    2    4   1  0   0    1   0  0   2   7  .200  .273  .250   41    5   0   0   0   0   0
 2003 29 CLE AL 152  557   80  143  35  0  17   67   7  9  38 109  .257  .312  .411   93  229   8   8   1  10  11
 2004 30 CLE AL 152  587   93  159  36  3  28   88   5  8  68 139  .271  .354  .486  122  285   1   3   2   9  19
 2005 31 CLE AL 147  523   72  126  32  1  23   58   4  5  43 116  .241  .308  .438   99  229   2   5   3  10   9
 2006 32 CLE AL 109  401   63  113  20  1  19   68   6  0  45  93  .282  .356  .479  114  192   1   5   5   4  11
 2007 33 CLE AL 156  588   81  159  36  4  18   78   4  5  54 123  .270  .339  .437  101  257   5   5   2  10  14
 2008 34 TOT    152  536   71  147  36  1  21   81   3  0  49 120  .274  .345  .463  110  248   1   4  11  11  12
         CLE AL  94  325   46   94  24  0  11   58   2  0  33  68  .289  .365  .465  116  151   1   2   6   7   3
         LAD NL  58  211   25   53  12  1  10   23   1  0  16  52  .251  .313  .460  100   97   0   2   5   4   9
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     917 3304  472  873 201 10 128  447  32 27 308 733  .264  .334  .447  105 1478  18  31  25  55  78
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        584   83  154  36  2  23   79   6  5  54 129  .264  .334  .447  105  261   3   5   4  10  14
 Career High    156  588   93  159  36  4  28   88   7  9  68 139  .282  .356  .486  122  285   8   8  11  11  19
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1999 25 TOR AL   41   30    4   3.5   115| .256  .276| .293  .349| .385  .442| .678  .791|  71  .317  -1.9  -0.2   0%
 2000 26 MIN AL   21   15    2   3.6   119| .188  .281| .333  .355| .313  .452| .646  .807|  63  .309  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 2001 27 TOT AL   41   28    5   4.8   106| .243  .266| .317  .333| .351  .427| .668  .761|  77  .474  -1.3  -0.1 100%
         MIN AL   25   15    4   7.1   109| .318  .270| .400  .337| .364  .433| .764  .770| 103  .653   0.2   0.0 100%
         BAL AL   16   13    1   2.1   103| .133  .261| .188  .327| .333  .419| .521  .747|  37  .162  -1.5  -0.1 100%
 2002 28 MIN AL   22   16    2   3.3   105| .200  .264| .273  .332| .250  .425| .523  .757|  41  .328  -1.7  -0.2   0%
 2003 29 CLE AL  621  450   70   4.2   103| .257  .263| .312  .329| .411  .421| .723  .749|  93  .414  -5.0  -0.5  43%
 2004 30 CLE AL  668  459   97   5.7   104| .271  .263| .354  .330| .486  .423| .840  .753| 122  .540  20.1   1.9  38%
 2005 31 CLE AL  583  418   70   4.5   102| .241  .263| .308  .326| .438  .418| .746  .743|  99  .458  -0.2   0.0  44%
 2006 32 CLE AL  456  305   69   6.0   111| .282  .275| .356  .340| .479  .438| .835  .778| 114  .566   8.8   0.8 100%
 2007 33 CLE AL  662  458   86   5.0   110| .270  .274| .339  .342| .437  .429| .776  .772| 101  .496   0.4   0.0  44%
 2008 34 TOT     601  406   86   5.7   108| .274  .270| .345  .340| .463  .426| .808  .766| 110  .563   7.8   0.7 100%
         CLE AL  368  237   58   6.6   108| .289  .272| .365  .340| .465  .426| .830  .767| 116  .625   8.4   0.8 100%
         LAD NL  233  169   28   4.4   108| .251  .267| .313  .339| .460  .426| .773  .765| 100  .455  -0.6  -0.1 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     3716 2585  491   5.1   106| .264  .268| .334  .335| .447  .426| .781  .760| 105  .502  26.4   2.3  54%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1999 25 TOR AL 3B 14 12 23 0 4 1.000 .951 2.50 2.21 3.47 2.58 8 90.7 2000 26 MIN AL 3B 5 2 5 0 0 1.000 .946 1.40 2.32 2.03 2.67 3 31.0 1B 1 5 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 5.00 8.20 5.00 9.40 1 9.0 DH 1 2001 27 TOT AL 1B 8 44 2 1 4 .979 .994 5.75 8.26 7.57 9.39 4 54.7 TOT AL DH 5 MIN AL 3B 5 1 3 1 0 .800 .952 0.80 2.40 2.21 2.71 2 16.3 DH 4 1B 3 15 2 0 1 1.000 .994 5.67 8.27 9.75 9.40 1 15.7 BAL AL 1B 5 29 0 1 3 .967 .993 5.80 8.26 6.69 9.39 3 39.0 DH 1 2002 28 MIN AL 3B 5 5 6 2 1 .846 .948 2.20 2.40 2.25 2.68 5 44.0 1B 3 12 0 0 0 1.000 .992 4.00 8.03 11.61 9.29 0 9.3 DH 1 2003 29 CLE AL 3B 140 91 288 19 29 .952 .955 2.71 2.35 2.88 2.67 136 1184.0 1B 31 131 12 0 22 1.000 .993 4.61 8.29 9.15 9.55 12 140.7 2004 30 CLE AL 3B 152 121 276 26 24 .939 .951 2.61 2.34 2.64 2.64 151 1352.3 1B 8 12 0 0 2 1.000 .992 1.50 8.01 9.00 9.30 0 12.0 2005 31 CLE AL RF 138 287 3 8 0 .973 .982 2.10 1.83 2.20 2.12 132 1188.7 3B 6 4 9 1 1 .929 .956 2.17 2.48 2.92 2.77 6 40.0 1B 4 28 5 1 4 .971 .994 8.25 8.10 9.90 9.60 4 30.0 2006 32 CLE AL RF 93 210 6 3 0 .986 .984 2.32 1.85 2.39 2.20 93 814.3 1B 9 62 1 1 6 .984 .994 7.00 7.99 9.15 9.51 7 62.0 DH 8 2007 33 CLE AL 3B 145 99 258 14 24 .962 .957 2.46 2.34 2.66 2.63 134 1209.0 1B 12 39 5 0 4 1.000 .995 3.67 7.93 7.97 9.36 5 49.7 RF 7 13 2 0 2 1.000 .987 2.14 1.77 2.50 2.08 7 54.0 DH 1 2008 34 TOT 3B 133 66 245 14 25 .957 .957 2.34 2.31 2.53 2.68 130 1104.7 TOT 1B 29 198 10 2 22 .990 .994 7.17 8.03 10.58 9.26 19 177.0 CLE AL 3B 77 39 141 12 15 .938 .958 2.34 2.37 2.55 2.74 74 635.0 1B 27 171 10 1 20 .995 .994 6.70 8.01 10.18 9.26 17 160.0 SS 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 3.80 4.50 4.50 0 2.0 LAD NL 3B 56 27 104 2 10 .985 .956 2.34 2.23 2.51 2.60 56 469.7 1B 2 27 0 1 2 .964 .993 13.50 8.25 14.29 9.32 2 17.0 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.00 0.00 4.50 0 1.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2000 26 MIN AL 1B 1 5 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 5.00 8.20 5.00 9.40 1 9.0 2001 27 TOT AL 1B 8 44 2 1 4 .979 .994 5.75 8.26 7.57 9.39 4 54.7 MIN AL 1B 3 15 2 0 1 1.000 .994 5.67 8.27 9.75 9.40 1 15.7 BAL AL 1B 5 29 0 1 3 .967 .993 5.80 8.26 6.69 9.39 3 39.0 2002 28 MIN AL 1B 3 12 0 0 0 1.000 .992 4.00 8.03 11.61 9.29 0 9.3 2003 29 CLE AL 1B 31 131 12 0 22 1.000 .993 4.61 8.29 9.15 9.55 12 140.7 2004 30 CLE AL 1B 8 12 0 0 2 1.000 .992 1.50 8.01 9.00 9.30 0 12.0 2005 31 CLE AL 1B 4 28 5 1 4 .971 .994 8.25 8.10 9.90 9.60 4 30.0 2006 32 CLE AL 1B 9 62 1 1 6 .984 .994 7.00 7.99 9.15 9.51 7 62.0 2007 33 CLE AL 1B 12 39 5 0 4 1.000 .995 3.67 7.93 7.97 9.36 5 49.7 2008 34 TOT 1B 29 198 10 2 22 .990 .994 7.17 8.03 10.58 9.26 19 177.0 CLE AL 1B 27 171 10 1 20 .995 .994 6.70 8.01 10.18 9.26 17 160.0 LAD NL 1B 2 27 0 1 2 .964 .993 13.50 8.25 14.29 9.32 2 17.0 2008 34 LAD NL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.00 0.00 4.50 0 1.0 1999 25 TOR AL 3B 14 12 23 0 4 1.000 .951 2.50 2.21 3.47 2.58 8 90.7 2000 26 MIN AL 3B 5 2 5 0 0 1.000 .946 1.40 2.32 2.03 2.67 3 31.0 2001 27 MIN AL 3B 5 1 3 1 0 .800 .952 0.80 2.40 2.21 2.71 2 16.3 2002 28 MIN AL 3B 5 5 6 2 1 .846 .948 2.20 2.40 2.25 2.68 5 44.0 2003 29 CLE AL 3B 140 91 288 19 29 .952 .955 2.71 2.35 2.88 2.67 136 1184.0 2004 30 CLE AL 3B 152 121 276 26 24 .939 .951 2.61 2.34 2.64 2.64 151 1352.3 2005 31 CLE AL 3B 6 4 9 1 1 .929 .956 2.17 2.48 2.92 2.77 6 40.0 2007 33 CLE AL 3B 145 99 258 14 24 .962 .957 2.46 2.34 2.66 2.63 134 1209.0 2008 34 TOT 3B 133 66 245 14 25 .957 .957 2.34 2.31 2.53 2.68 130 1104.7 CLE AL 3B 77 39 141 12 15 .938 .958 2.34 2.37 2.55 2.74 74 635.0 LAD NL 3B 56 27 104 2 10 .985 .956 2.34 2.23 2.51 2.60 56 469.7 2000 26 MIN AL DH 1 2001 27 TOT AL DH 5 MIN AL DH 4 BAL AL DH 1 2002 28 MIN AL DH 1 2006 32 CLE AL DH 8 2007 33 CLE AL DH 1 2005 31 CLE AL OF 138 287 3 8 0 .973 .986 2.10 2.05 2.20 2.30 132 1188.7 2006 32 CLE AL OF 93 210 6 3 0 .986 .986 2.32 1.99 2.39 2.30 93 814.3 2007 33 CLE AL OF 7 13 2 0 2 1.000 .987 2.14 2.00 2.50 2.30 7 54.0 2005 31 CLE AL RF 138 287 3 8 0 .973 .982 2.10 1.83 2.20 2.12 132 1188.7 2006 32 CLE AL RF 93 210 6 3 0 .986 .984 2.32 1.85 2.39 2.20 93 814.3 2007 33 CLE AL RF 7 13 2 0 2 1.000 .987 2.14 1.77 2.50 2.08 7 54.0 2008 34 CLE AL SS 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 3.80 4.50 4.50 0 2.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 3B* 605 401 1113 77 108 .952 .955 2.50 2.34 2.69 2.65 575 5072.0 RF* 238 510 11 11 2 .979 .983 2.19 1.84 2.28 2.15 232 2057.0 1B* 105 531 35 5 65 .991 .994 5.39 8.11 9.36 9.41 52 544.3 DH 16 Games not counted in Overall Total below 2B* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.00 0.00 4.50 0 1.0 SS* 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 3.80 4.50 4.50 0 2.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 950 1442 1160 93 175 .965 .969 2.74 2.90 3.05 3.04 859 7676
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2007   ALDS  CLE NYY     W   4  17   1   2  1  0  0   2   0   5  .118  .118  .176   0  0   1   0   0 
        ALCS  CLE BOS     L   7  26   4   9  2  0  1   2   1   7  .346  .370  .538   0  0   0   0   0 
 2008   NLDS  LAD CHC     W   3  11   2   3  0  0  0   2   0   1  .273  .333  .273   0  0   0   0   1 
        NLCS  LAD PHI     L   5  19   2   5  0  0  1   2   2   4  .263  .333  .421   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       2-0   7  28   3   5  1  0  0   4   0   6  .179  .207  .214   0  0   1   0   1 
  2 Lg Champ Series     0-2  12  45   6  14  2  0  2   4   3  11  .311  .354  .489   0  0   0   0   0 
  4 Postseason Series   2-2  19  73   9  19  3  0  2   8   3  17  .260  .299  .384   0  0   1   0   1 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Strikeouts
2004 AL-139-5

Sac. Hits
2003 AL-8-9

Sac. Flies
2003 AL-8-9

Grounded into Double Plays
2004 AL-19-9

Caught Stealing
2003 AL-9-5

HOF Standards: Batting - 9.0 (1781) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 5.0 (1472) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 1, 1992: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 11th round of the 1992 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 1, 1995: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 45th round of the 1995 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 4, 1996: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 7th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1996.

May 23, 2000: Selected off waivers by the Minnesota Twins from the Toronto Blue Jays.

September 21, 2001: Selected off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles from the Minnesota Twins.

October 12, 2001: Selected off waivers by the Minnesota Twins from the Baltimore Orioles.

October 14, 2002: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

December 18, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

July 26, 2008: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with cash to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Jonathan Meloan and Carlos Santana (minors).


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2003Cleveland Indians$330,000
2004Cleveland Indians$352,400
2005Cleveland Indians$2,250,000
2006Cleveland Indians$3,050,000
2007Cleveland Indians$3,750,000
2008Cleveland Indians$6,100,000
Career (may be incomplete)$15,832,400

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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